Championship: TV Final Table Lineup

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,755

The 2025 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship is down to its last six players, and the official WPT final table is set. They will pause in the action, fly across the country, and play in front of cameras on the Hyper X ESports Arena stage at the Luxor in Las Vegas on May 29.

Art Peacock leads the Championship with Daniel Marcus, Jeffery Fritz, Jared Hemingway, Mihai Niste, and Mitchell Hynam rounding out the table.

They each locked up a $164,000 payday with $776,000 awaiting the winner and adding their name to the Mike Sexton Champions Cup.

Seat 1: Art Peacock – 27,150,000 (109 bb)
Seat 2: Jeffery Fritz – 16,150,000 (65 bb)
Seat 3: Mitchell Hynam – 2,000,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Jared Hemingway – 11,150,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Marcus – 22,150,000 (89 bb)
Seat 6: Mihai Niste – 8,650,000 (35 bb)

1st: $776,000*
2nd: $515,000
3rd: $380,000
4th: $285,000
5th: $215,000
6th: $164,000

Championship: Rafael Rodriguez – 7th Place ($126,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,755

Rafael Rodriguez

Rafael Rodriguez raised for 825,000 from middle position preflop, and Art Peacock popped it up to 2 million on the hijack. Rafael called all in for 1.55 million. so the two players flipped over their cards.

Art Peacock: 8s8h
Rodriguez: Ac4s

Board: Jh10d2c7d3s

Rodriguez was eliminated in seventh place for a cash of $126,000, and Peacock stacked up 27.15 million. The final table of six is set, and they will head over to Las Vegas on May 29th for television taping at the Luxor.

Art Peacock – 27,150,000 (108 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez – Eliminated in 7th Place ($126,000)

Championship: Alain Medesan – 8th Place ($98,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,755

Alain Medesan

Alain Medesan raised to 600,000 under the gun, and Jared Hemingway called from the cutoff in the preflop action.

The flop rolled out Kc8c7h, Medesan got all in for 3.2 million, and Hemingway called to cover him. Here is a look at their cards.

Hemingway: 7d7s
Medesan: KsQs

Turn and River: 5s6d

Medesan was eliminated in eighth place for $98,000, and Hemingway stacked up 15,650,000 after collecting the pot.

Jared Hemingway – 15,650,000 (63 bb)
Alain Medesan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($98,000)

Championship: Brian Yoon – 9th Place ($77,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,755

Brian Yoon

Jeffrey Fritz opened for 500,000 UTG+1, and Jared Hemingway called from middle position. Brian Yoon raised to 3.2 million on the button, Fritz got out of the way, and Hemingway shoved for 8,225,000. Yoon called all in for just over 5 million so the remaining two players revealed their cards.

Hemingway:  9s9c
Yoon: 10s10h

Board: Ac8d3cKcJc

Yoon was eliminated in ninth place for a cash worth $77,000, and Hemingway stacked up 14.35 million after collecting the pot thanks to the flush.

Jared Hemingway – 14,350,000 (57 bb)
Brian Yoon – Eliminated in 9th Place ($77,000)

Championship: Final Table Lineup

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,755

Seat 1.  Art Peacock  –  24,600,000  (98 bb)
Seat 2.  Jeffery Fritz  –  13,350,000  (53 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitchell Hynam  –  2,000,000  (bb)
Seat 4.  Jared Hemingway  –  8,350,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Daniel Marcus  –  16,775,000  (67 bb)
Seat 6.  Mihai Niste  –  9,725,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Yoon  –  5,025,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  3,100,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Alain Medesan  –  4,225,000  (17 bb)

1st:  $776,000*
2nd:  $515,000
3rd:  $380,000
4th:  $285,000
5th:  $215,000
6th:  $164,000
7th:  $126,000
8th:  $98,000
9th:  $77,000

Championship: Johnny Bromberg Eliminated in 10th by Daniel Marcus

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,755

Johnny Bromberg

Johnny Bromberg raised to 2.3 million from the small blind, and Daniel Marcus moved all in on the big blind. Bromberg called off his last 75,000 he had left behind so they were off to the races.

Marcus: Kh9d
Bromberg: As3c

Board: 7s6c3h9hKd

Bromberg was eliminated in 10th place for a payday of $77,000, and Marcus stacked up 16,755,000 after collecting the pot.

Daniel Marcus – 16,755,000 (84 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – Eliminated in 10th Place ($77,000)

Championship: Frank Funaro Eliminated in 11th Place by Rafael Rodriguez

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,755

Frank Funaro

Action folded to Rafael Rodriguez in the small blind, he moved all in, and Frank Funaro called in the big blind at risk for 2,725,000.

Funaro: Ad5c
Rodriguez: Qd5d

Funaro was dominating for a double but Rodriguez picked up a diamond draw on the JsTd4d flop. The Th turn was a blank but Rodriguez made his flush on the 6d river to send Funaro out in 11th place.

Rafael Rodriguez – 8,200,000 (41 bb)
Frank Funaro – Eliminated in 11th Place ($65,000)

Championship: Alfie Poetra Eliminated in 12th Place by Art Peacock

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,755

Alfie Poetra

Art Peacock opened to 400,000 from the cutoff, Alfie Poetra moved all in for 2,775,000 from the big blind and Peacock called.

Peacock: AsKs
Poetra: KcJs

Peacock was dominating with his suited slick and Poetra could not miracle a save on the Qc8s4sAdQs board to exit in 12th place.

Art Peacock – 19,475,000 (97 bb)
Alfie Poetra – Eliminated in 12th Place ($65,000)

Championship: Art Peacock Continues to Lead

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,755

Art Peacock

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Mitchell Hynam  –  8,225,000  (41 bb)
Seat 2.  Alain Medesan  –  9,025,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  Jared Hemingway  –  7,575,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Johnny Bromberg  –  3,700,000  (19 bb)
Seat 5.  Mihai Niste  –  4,625,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Jeffery Fritz  –  9,475,000  (47 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  7,325,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Alfie Poetra  –  2,475,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Funaro  –  1,875,000  (bb)
Seat 4.  Daniel Marcus  –  5,275,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Art Peacock  –  22,800,000  (114 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Yoon  –  4,875,000  (24 bb)

1st:  $776,000*
2nd:  $515,000
3rd:  $380,000
4th:  $285,000
5th:  $215,000
6th:  $164,000
7th:  $126,000
8th:  $98,000
9th-10th:  $77,000
11th-12th:  $65,000

Championship: Johnny Bromberg Doubles Through Jared Hemingway

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,755

Johnny Bromberg

Alain Medesan opened to 350,000 from the cutoff, Jared Hemingway called on the button, and Johnny Bromberg moved all in for 1,525,000 from the small blind. Medesan quickly folded and Hemingway called.

Bromberg: KcQc
Hemingway: KdJh

Bromberg was dominating with the bigger king and neither connected on the Ac9c4s5s9d. Bromberg outkicked Hemingway for a double on the break.

Johnny Bromberg  –  3,700,000  (25 bb)
Jared Hemingway  –  7,575,000  (51 bb)